B2 · Upper Intermediate
Art & Design
Discuss galleries, brushstrokes and Nordic aesthetics: the Danish vocabulary for talking about visual art and design with a critical eye.
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- Words & phrases
- 72
- Lessons
- 2
- Conversations
- 1
- Readings
- 1
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Words you’ll make your own.
Explore every meaning in this unit. Learn how to say it in Danish when you start.
- canvas
- sketch
- drawing
- motif, subject
- composition
- contrast
- perspective
- style
- visual language, design idiom
- design, styling
- to design, to shape
- texture
- abstract
- craft, craftsmanship
- interpretation
- color palette
- detail
- shade, nuance
- brushstroke
- curator
- self-portrait
- watercolor
- foreground
- eye-catcher, focal point
- overall impression
- to exhibit, to display
- to decorate, to adorn
- timeless
- minimalist
- a palette
- oil paint
- an etching
- a landscape painting
- a still life
- abstract art
- an installation
- a plinth
- a museum guide
- to paint a picture
- to admire
- an easel
- a canvas stretcher
- a charcoal stick
- a pastel crayon
- a felt-tip pen
- a pencil sketch
- a tracing
- a collage
- a mosaic
- a stained glass painting
- enamel
- a chisel
- a marble block
- a bronze casting
- to cast in bronze
- an art exhibition
- artistry
- drapery
- ornamentation
- a replica
- woodcarving
- a mausoleum
- apparel
- a fragrance note
- figurative
- to critique
- a patron
- tactile
- a miniature
- scarlet
- to engrave
- decorative
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Your lessons, step by step.
- Lesson 1
Art and Design
- Lesson 2
Exploring a Design Exhibition
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